Slavery and the Freedom Trials

2015-04-19T06:30:28-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/624/20150419063228003_hd.jpgLea VanderVelde talked about slaves who used the law as a pathway to freedom prior to the Civil War. She spoke about how slaves contributed to building frontier communities and discussed legal cases that illustrate the struggles of both enslaved and free blacks.

Lea VanderVelde talked about slaves who used the law as a pathway to freedom prior to the Civil War. She spoke about how slaves contributed to building frontier communities and discussed legal cases that illustrate the struggles of both enslaved and free blacks. close